Small Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Growth and Touchstone International Equity is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Small Cap is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Small Cap Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.91AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.92TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.92TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.92TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.92TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.9AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.9AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.83TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.9AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.83TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.84TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.92TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.61TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.94TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.81TWSCX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.95TWSAX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.92TWSMX Strategic AllocationPairCorr
  0.92TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.92TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.92TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.92TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.66NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

  0.65CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.54TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.51TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.49TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.44TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.43TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.4TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.59ANTUX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.59ANVRX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.59ANVLX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.58ANVHX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.57ANTGX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.57ANVMX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.43TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.42TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.34TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Small Cap's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.